Anne Bloom
Associate Professor of Law
B.A., Mount Saint Mary’s University
J.D., University of Maryland
Ph.D., University of Washington
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Tel: 916.739.7218
Professor Bloom is broadly trained in both law and politics. She holds both a J.D. and a Ph.D. in political science, with expertise in public law, American politics and political theory. Before coming to Pacific McGeorge, she was a professor of law and politics at Occidental College in Los Angeles. She has also taught at New York Law School as a visiting professor. Professor Bloom has significant experience as a public interest lawyer in Washington, D.C., primarily with Public Justice, where she worked for nearly ten years litigating precedent-setting cases in a variety of areas, including civil rights and civil liberties, mass torts, court secrecy and federal preemption. She has written and commented on legal issues in a variety of public forums, including Congressional hearings, meetings of the American Trial Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association, hearings on proposed changes to the Federal Rules, and numerous public interest law conferences. She has published several articles on issues relating to litigation, lawyers and legal culture. Her current research interests include the role of tort law in shaping sexual identity, the motivations and culture of the plaintiff’s bar, and mass torts.
Courses: Torts | Legislation | Public Interest Law Seminar | Law And Politics | Complex Litigation
Recent Publications:
“From Justice to Global Peace: A (Brief) Genealogy of the Class Action Crisis.” 39 Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 719 (2006).
“‘Milking the Cash Cow’ and Other Stories: Transnational Workers’ Rights Litigation in the Media.” 30 Vermont Law Review 1 (2006).
“Rupture, Leakage and Reconstruction: The Regulation of Sex in the Breast Implants
Controversy.” 14 Columbia Journal of Gender and the Law 85 (2005).
